Shoe and method of making same



www@ J. D. PRICE ET AL A i SHOE AND METHOD 0F MAKING' SAME Filed pct. 511922.

Nav. 4,' 1924.

m Nw .Patented Nov. 4, 192.4.

rrs- STATES JOHN' D. PRICE AND WALTER HENRY BRAKE, 0F CLEVELAND, OHIO.

snor: AND METHOD or nannte SAME Appllication led October 81, 1922.Serial No. 598,181.

To all 'whom t may concer/n.: v Be it known that we, JOHN D. PRICE andWALTER H. DRAKE, citizens of the United States, residing at Cleveland,in the county 6 of Cuyahoga and State of Ohio, have invented certain newand useful Improvements 'in -Shoes and Methods of Making Same', of whichthe following is a specification.

'This invention relates to shoe sole attachr10'ing means and has for anobject to provide improved means for attaching the various` elements ofa sole to the upper.

A further object of the invention is to provide a shoe sole attachingmeans embodyingv in its organization a welt with improved means forconnecting together the welt, the insole and the upper.

A further object of the invention is tc provide in a shoe sole attachingmeans an insole, a welt, a'liner for the insole and ar upper, the linerand the upper having their edges inserted between portions of the insoleand the welt and secured therein by some driven, or penetrating, 0rimpaling instrumentalities.

A further lobject of the invention is tc provide a shoe sole attachingmeans which shall loperate successfully, though not neces-V sarilyexclusively, with the shoe construction embodying a metallic or likesole member as disclosed in co-pendingA application Sr. No. 598,132,tiled on even date herewith. V With these and other objects in view, theinvention comprises certain novel parts, elements, units, combinations,constructions and methods as disclosed in' the drawings to,- gether withmechanical, functionall and method equivalents thereof, as will behereinafter more fully described and claimed.

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i Figure 1 is a transverse sectional view on a greatly enlarged scalethrough a shoe sole and upper attached in accordance with and by thepractice of the present method.

Figure 2 is a detail sectional view show` ying a modified type whereinthe welt and Figure 5 is a still further modification showing theseparation penetrating members inverted.

Like characters of reference indicate corresponding parts throughout theseveral vlews.

In the usual and ordinary construction of shoes, the sole 10 is attachedto the upper 11 by th'e use of a welt, the sole being stitched to thewelt. The present invention follows this general plan and provides awelt 12 which is stitched by the stitching X, to the sole 10. The mannerof connecting the welt ,17 of the upper 11 and the edges 18 o liner 19.This liner 19 in the practice as at present proposed will cover andinclose a'plate 20 of some relatively stiff, springy or resilientmaterial, such for instance as a metal plate. The metal plate, however,forms' no part of the present invention except as it is adapted forusesin conjunction vwith the sole attaching means-described and claimedlherein.

The edges 17 and 1 8-of the upper 11 and liner 19 respectively beingpositioned between the welt 12 and the inclined edge ofv the insole 1 3in laminated position will be secured by means of penetrating `member-sinserted vthrough the insole and through the welt" and the two laminatededges. Preferably, also wires or similar members 21 and 22 will be laidin .grooves or furrows, the

' former in a groove or furrow cut in the welt 12 and the latter inaroove or furrow formed in the insole, as s own in the cross sectionsfigures of the drawings. These wire members -21 and 22 will, it isintended, ex'

tend entirely around the soleadjacent the periphery and positioned -asindicated at igure 1. These wires 21 and 22 wil serve not'only foradding resiliency and springiness to the sole and maintaining the shapeof the sole under all conditions, but serve also as a means forresisting the tendency of the penetrating members to pull. Instead ofmaking the welt 12 as a separate part, a welt portion 12 may be formeddirectly upon and as part of the insole 13. In all other respects thestructure so formed will correspond to the structure shown at Figure 1and may also employ the various fastening means to be hereinafter morefully described.

As shown at Figure 1, staples 23 are employed which are inserted throughthe insoles 13 or 13 as an initial step. The penetrating oints of thesestaples will extend substantially at right angles to and 'beyond theface of the insole. The liner 19 over the plate 20, if employed, willthen have its edges turned over the edge of the insole and impaled uponthe upwardly extending points of vthe several staples which are spacedabout adjacent the peripheryr of" the sole. The upper, with, of course,a lining if employed but not shown, will then be placed in position andits edges turned over and likewise impaled upon the points of the staple4and pressed downwardly upon and against the inturned edgesof the liner19. The welt 13 will now be placed in position by impaling upon the samepoints. The grooves of the insole and the grooves of the welt are now inthe relation shown at'Figure 1 and just within the lines of the point-sof the staples, so that, when thepoints of the staple arev clinched, asindicated at 24 and 25, such clinched ends will be directly upon thewires. It is obvious that this part of `the construction will becompleted before the sole.10 is placed in position and stitched by meansof the stitching X.

e To' vary' the con-struction as circumstances may make desirable, thestaple 26, see Figure 3, maybe inserted from the underl side of theinsole after all `of the parts with the' exception of the outer solehave been assembled a`nd clinched in any`approved manner as against themetal plate 20. Also, a furf ther variation may employ nails o r likemembers 27, 4see Figure 4, driven through the insole in the same manneras described in regard tothe staples 23 and employed in like manner inall other particulars, or the same,result may be accomplished by theconstruction as shown 'at Figure 5 with the nails 28 driven'upwardlyfrom the bottom in accordance with the employment of the staple 26 andhaving their ends also clinched against some surface, as the metal plate20.

In any and all of. these constructions, it is apparent that the edges ofthe liner and the edges of the upper are turned inwardly and under abeveled portion of the insole and that the fastening members areinserted through the insole and throu h the inturned edges' and that thewelt, whether integral with the insole or separate, will also be`secured Afirmly in position and relation to the other parts by thesefastening members and thatin any and all types of fastening members orother relations the reinforcing wires will be held in their groovesorfurrow-s in the insole and the welt or welt portion by means of suchfastening members. With a shoe constructed in accordance with this in--vention, with the liner turned under and firmly secured, it isobviously impossible for any through the bottom of the shoe into theshoe chamber to annoy the wearer as is found common in foot wear.

What Iwe claim is:

1.` The methodof attaching a shoe sole and upper consistin in turningthe edges of the upper inward y and under an insole, employing a weltbeneath the inturned edge and connecting they several parts. together bypenetrating members substantially perpendicular to the plane of theinsole.

2. The method of attaching a shoe sole and upper consisting in foldingunder the edge of an insole the edgesof a liner for sald insole, foldingunder the edges of the liner the edges of the upper, embodying a weltunder said infolded edges and' inserting fastening members through saidwelt strip, said lnturned edges and said insole substan tlaillyperpendicular to the plane of the in-5 so e.

3. The method of attaching ashoe sole1 and upper consisting in formingla rabbet about the edge of an insole, folding the edges of a liner fromthe u per side of the insole about the edges of sai insoleandinto saidrabbet, turning inwardly the edges of the upper to bear upon theinturned edges of the liner also within the rabbet, inserting the inneredge ofa welt stri into the rabbet bearing -u on. the inturned edges ofthe upper an liner, and inserting fastening members through the insole,the said inturned edges and the said welt strip substanziallyperpendicular to the plane of the inso e. v

of the ,fastening members to protrudev 4.' The method of attaching anupper to l a sole consisting informing a rabbet about the edge of aninsole, placing aliner u on the top of the insole and turning its e gesing a welt strip which `is inserted into the rabbet bearing upon 'saidinturned edges, forming a groove about the welt strip, in-

serting a reinforcing wire in the groove, and

inserting fastening members to pass through said welt strip, saidinturned edges and said l under and into the rabbet, turning the edges vl of the upper inwardly Within the rabbet and upon the inturned edges ofthe liner, employfrom said rabbet,a liner carried upon the` surface ofthe insole and having its ends turned under the inclined edge of theinsole and seated within the rabbet, an upper having itsv edges inturnedWithin the rabbet and from the groove of the insole, and fasteningVmeans inserted through the welt, the inlturned edges and the insole andextending' across saidgrooves.

6. A shoe comprising an insole having a marginal rabbet with inclinedsurface, a

liner for the insole with its edges turned about the edge of the insoleand into the rabbet, an upper having its edges turned into the-rabbetand bearing upon the edges of the liner, a welt strip bearing upon saidinturned edges and positioned within the rabbet, said welt strip andinsole having furrows formed substantially equidistant throughout theirvcourse and upon opposite sides of the abutting of 'the welt strip withthe insole, wires positioned in-the furows, and fastening membersinserted through the welt, the inturned edges and the insole and bearingupon the wires. V

7, The method of attaching a sole to an upper consisting in formingabout the edge of an insole a rabbet having an inclined sur- 1 face,insertingy through the said insole staples with their penetratin pointsextending be- 5 low the surface of t e insole, one of said pointsextending through the rabbet, placing upon the insole a liiier, turningits edges inwardly and vimpaling them upon the points of the stapleswhich are inserted through the 40; rabbet,'turning inwardly the edges ofthe upper and impaling them upon the same penetrating points, impalingupon said points the inner edge of a welt strip proportioned to beaccommodated in the rabbet and bear upon the inturned edges, formingfurrows each adin the insole and welt stri jacent one of the-pointsofpsaid'staples, placing wires in the furrows and clinching the pointsof the staples over said wires.

A8. The method of attaching a shoe sole and upper consistin in formingabout the edge of an insole a ra bet having an inclined face, turningover the edge of the insole the marginal edges of a liner andpositioning such edges within the rabbet, turning inwardly the edges ofthe upper and positioning them within the rabbet, inserting into therabbet l' a welt strip to bear upon said .inturned edges, e formingfurrows about said insole and welt strip upon opposite sides of thedividing line, and employing a staple penetrating the insole, theinturned edges and the welt and bearing upon the said wires.

9. A shoe comprising an insole, a liner for the insole with its edgesturned under and positioned within a rabbet formed in the edge of saidinsole, an upper having its edges turned inwardly and positioned withinthe rabbet and upon the inturned edges of the liner, a welt stripbearing upon the inturned edges, reinforcing wires embedded in said weltstrip andy said insole andspaced upon .opposite sides of `the dividingrline, and

staples penetrating said insole, said edges and said welt strip andbearing upon the reinforcing wires, maintaining said wires in fixedrelation relative to each other.

10. The method of attaching .a shoe sole and upper consisting in turningthe edges of the upper inwardly and vunder an insole, inserting a weltstripl ybeneath the inturned edge and connecting the several' partstogetherby penetrating members spaced upon opposite sides of the inneredge of the welt and connected by a part substantially parallel with theplane of the insole.

11. rl.`he method of attaching a shoe sole )and upper consisting infolding under the edge of an insole, the edges of a liner for saidinsole, foldin under the edges ofthe liner the edges o ythe upper,applying a welt strip to the under side of said infolded edges andinserting penetrating members through said welt strip, said yinturnededges and said insole and through the insole, said penetrating membersbeing connected by a part substantially parallel with the plane of theinsole.

12. The method of attaching a shoe sole and upper consisting informingarabbet about the edge of an insole, folding the edges of a liner fromthe upper side of the insole about the edges of saidinsole and intosaid' rabbet, turning inwardly the edges of the upper to bear upon theinturned edges of ythe liner also within the' rabbet, inserting and thesaid welt strip and the otherthrough y the insole only within the linesof the welt.

In testimony whereof we aix our signae tures.

. JOHN D. PRICE. A

WALTER HENRY BRAKE.

